I may be in the minority, but I think things have been completely blown out of proportion when it is a sin to mention a woman’s beauty. President Obama made a point of mentioning the important qualities Kamala Harris possessed, and added the remark about her looks following his other remarks. He made the remark in a light-hearted manner, and after all, complimenting a woman on her beauty is a nice thing, not something that should be regarded as a crime. Political correctness can be carried way too far. Lighten up, people.

Sally Alberts, Monument

This letter was published in the April 21 edition.

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And “but” would have been the probable Liberal and Democrat response should a REPUBLICAN commit the “mistake” of committing an act of “sexual harassment” in their eyes by commenting on the “physical beauty” of another elected official……regardless of whether or not the comment was welcomed or not…….because even a momentary focus on “physical beauty” supposedly takes away from the accomplishments and achievements she obtained……and is a “step backwards” for “women’s rights” if there is even an acknowledgement that she, like Sarah Palin, got where she got by, in part, her “good looks.”

thor

pete said something nice about Margaret Thatcher and I will return the favor. Leave President Obama alone on this issue. We have way more important things to deal with, like the economy. A compliment to a woman’s beauty shouldn’t draw any response.

peterpi

Agreed. Especially since he meant it as humor and he pointed out her qualifications.

Obama can’t win. Social conservatives beat him up for favoring gay marriage, and now they want to criticize him because he finds women attractive. There’s no pleasing some people.

guest

Come on Stephen, you can’t be that dense and be alive in 2013. Here you have an accomplished woman who also is attractive. Obama is at a political fundraising event where her political skills and position is the reason she is there. Obama’s comment undercuts that and harkens back to the days when many people felt a woman in a high level position had “slept” her way to the top. It absolutely was crude and rude on his part.

This has absolutely nothing to do with Obama’s position of gay marriage or than Obama thought she was attractive. It was simply a stupid thing for him to do. You better figure that out soon or be prepared to be named in a sexual harassment suit.

This is kind of late in the game, but get a life. That was a tongue in cheek remark. I remember that right after the 2000 election, when Kathleen Harris was Secretary of State in Florida, there were all sorts of jokes circulation about her excessive use of mascara. Things have improved since then.

primafacie

We really do have more important issues, but it’s still funny that the standard-bearer of the party that purports to champion feminism, in which a woman’s accomplishments extend beyond her appearance, appears to play the role of the letch in the corner office checking out the dish. People have lost jobs over less, by the way.

But the bottom line is that it’s really indicative of nothing, just a momentary opportunity for a cheap shot and a break from weighty issues. Have a chuckle, then let it pass.

Just curious, though: Did Mr. Obama spend that night on the Blue Room sofa?

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